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Head Position

Adjusts the print head. Perform this operation if printed lines are vertically misaligned or printed colors are blurred.

To check adjustment values, print test patterns applying "High Speed", "Standard", "High Quality" settings.

If there are several lines in the test pattern, check adjustment values for each line, and adjust the print head positions. If the adjustment value is set to "0", adjustment is not necessary. Adjust all lines so their adjustment values indicate "0".

  1. Slide the envelope selector to image the forward position.

    Envelope selector illustration

  2. Press the [Menu] key.

    Menu key illustration

  3. Press the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key to display [Maintenance], and then press the [#Enter] key.

    Menu:               
     Maintenance        
  4. Press the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key to display [Head Position], and then press the [#Enter] key.

    Maintenance:        
     Head Position      
  5. Press the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key to display [Pr.Test Pattern], and then press the [#Enter] key.

    Head Position:      
     Pr.Test Pattern    
  6. Press the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key to select the target's resolutions, and then press the [# Enter] key.

    Pr.Test Pattern:    
     High Speed         

    A test pattern to adjust print head positions is printed.

  7. To check the adjustment value, select the square whose printed colors are faintest (closest to white). Alternatively, select the square whose internal lines overlap to form a single color.

    Illustration of Head Position

    Combined two-color lines form squares, and depending on line overlapping, (white) spaces between the lines are painted and look darker. Sometimes the colors of the lines are identical.

    For this illustration, the adjustment value is "2". Checking adjustment values for each item is required.

    • If you cannot specify the adjustment value, select the square whose vertical lines are straight.

      Illustration of Head Position

      A vertical line of a square consists of two overlapping lines, so if the print head is not positioned properly, the line looks misaligned.

    • If you still cannot specify the adjustment value, identify two vertical lines that are on the left and right sides of the square and whose adjustment values are ±1 or ±2. After this, identify two lines that are symmetrically located on the left and right sides of a square. To specify an adjustment value, select this square.

      This illustration indicates an adjustment value that is set to "-1".

      Illustration of Head Position

  8. Press the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key to display [Adjustment], and then press the [#Enter] key.

    Head Position:      
     Adjustment         
  9. Press the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key to select a resolution from step 6, and then press the [#Enter] key.

    Adjustment:         
     High Speed         
  10. Select the items that you need to adjust, and then press the [# Enter] key.

    Adjustment:         
    1.A                 
  11. Enter the optimal adjustment values from step 7, and then press the [#Enter] key.

    A:                  
    (-4, +4)       0    
  12. Press the [Online] key.

    The initial screen appears.